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I tried to configure it as my Thinkpad P15 from 2021, and it takes about 1000 euros more, no way I am paying over 3 000 euros for a laptop.

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My big issue with any expensive portable device is I might just drop it.

I'm typing on this laptop right now. I brought it for 450 USD on sale. https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-vivobook-s-14-14-oled-l...

Aside from Linux driver issues, shame on our community for downplaying this, it's an amazing computer. I swapped in a 2TB SDD, and I'll be using it for years.

If I drop it or do something stupid, I'm out 450$. Even a decent Macbook is only going to be about 1500$.

At 3000 Euro, 3500 USD I'd be afraid to take it out of the house, at which point a desktop is going to be significantly cheaper, better, easier to fix and less accident prone.

For what it's worth, I accidentally flung my Framework 13 across several stairs of a lecture hall. All in all, a 3 meter drop on an arched trajectory with the lid closed. The device has not been damaged except for scratches.

I wouldn't repeat this on purpose obviously, but I came away with the impression that Framework builds are not particularly brittle.

I would not consider a single anecdote about (no) damage from dropping to mean anything at all as there is always a very high variance with that. For many devices you can drop them dozens of times without any major issues or you can get unlucky once.

Sadly I pulled mine off a desk by the cord with my foot and dented the top right corner bending under the power button slightly breaking it so had to replace the keyboard, top and bottom case. That’s fine, happy I fixed it myself but just an anecdote to the opposite. ;)

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